Acrostics for the baby grands

The humble acrostic name poems have their roots in ancient Jewish culture. Here are some for my beloved grand children. 

Juno: Joyfully crawls Under Neath and jumps Over obstacles in her way (also loves Owls)

Ezra: Extra Zesty boy, soon to be Running Around (when his broken leg heals)

Silas: Superior builder of Legos And Such (Harry Potter and Star Wars preferred)

Emmett: Enterprising alphabet Master Makes Extra Terrific Tableaus (some of them dance the can can)

Moses: Man Of STEM and Excavators and Snakes (good cook too)

Remus: Reaper and Eater of Mainly Underripe blueberry Specimens (and all around nice guy)

Lucian: Looks at life Upside-right, slightly off-Center, Inside-out and Near to far

Henry: Happy-go-lucky with ENdlessly Renewable energY (former pirate lover)

Milo: Much in Love with O-Gauge (particularly steam engines, please)

Lola: Lovely dancer Of baLlet Arabesque (and prima artiste)

Flora: First fairy Lady of the Realm of All-knowing (all-seeing, too)

Maximus: Madly And eXtremely Interested in Matters Under Shirts ( with a cute tongue wiggle to boot!)

For the Love of Alyssum

our backyard won't win prizes

in House Beautiful magazine

it's ragamuffin and hodgepodge

no manicured look to be seen 

we let weeds wander as they will

why we should kill them anyway?

why don't we just let them be

those alyssum really make my day

Weeds deserve sun too

so my alyssum gets her spot

who are we to dictate

who gets to live and who does not?

grampa used so say

if its green let it grow

after all what's a yard for

but a joyful place to go?

not a showplace for the crowd

just a space for kids to play

and lots of peeping people

will only get in the way

if perfection's all we're chasing

we'll go right out of our wits

when all those tramping tourists

trample our perfection to bits

just look at Holland's tulips

to festival they come to gawk

there are police to guard them

but some tulips still take a walk 

(Emma Grace...😏😉)

I wouldn't even want perfection

who defines those perfect bowers?

one woman's yard of weeds 

is another's garden flowers

All are welcome in my yard

I'm happy with my flower weeds

my weedy alyssum cheers me

would you like some joy seeds? 

--dedicated to everyone who loves alyssum and the weeds she grows on